Nintendo shows off a surreal masterpiece in ‘Super Mario Bros. Wonder’

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Mario and a Talking Flower contemplate the Wonder Flower that will soon rock their world. Nintendo

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Super Mario Bros. Wonder commits to the bit.

You’ll be running a side-scrolling Mario level, only to have the familiar 2D format break into a fever dream when you touch a titular Wonder Flower. Green warp pipes might grow eyes and start wiggling around. Or you’ll suddenly transform into a spiky boulder, flattening everything in your path. It gets weirder.

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